The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has debunked the claims by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)’s that six new cases of coronavirus were found on a vessel.
NCDC had on Thursday night said that six of the new 14 cases were detected on a vessel.
“14 new cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in Nigeria: 2 in FCT, 12 in Lagos,” the NCDC tweeted.
“Of the 14, 6 were detected on a vessel, 3 are returning travelers into Nigeria & 1 is close contact of a confirmed case.”
NPA refuted NCDC’s claim, explaining that the agency has not recorded any case of COVID-19.
“Hello @NCDCgov,” NPA tweeted. “In respect to the 6 new cases that “were detected on a vessel” in Lagos, the Authority in collaboration with Port Health has not recorded any confirmed cases to date.”
The NPA also called on NCDC to provide “kindly avail us with specific details on the name of the Vessel the passengers were on board, and the Terminal or Jetty where they berthed.”
